COP3252 Chapter 6

Question 1

A well-designed method

Answer 1

performs a single, well defined task

Question 2

To declare a method as static, place the keyword static before ________ in the method’s declaration

Answer 2

The return type

Question 3

Declaring main as ________ allows the JVM to invoke main without creating an instance of the class

Answer 3

static

Question 4

In the statement result = calculateValue(x,y);

what are x and y called?

Answer 4

arguments

Question 5

Stacks are which type of data structure

LILO
FILO
FIFO
LIFO

Answer 5

LIFO

Question 6

What is an overloaded method?

Answer 6

has the same name as another method, but different parameters (by number, types or order of the types)

Question 7

Method 1
void getSum( int a, int b)
Method 2
void getSum( double a, double b)

Does method 2 properly overload method B?

Answer 7

Yes

Question 8

How are two methods of the same name distinguished?

Answer 8

Both number and types of arguments